A lighthearted look at parenting, mid-life, and day to day events by a survivor of a disabling car accident and mom of 3.

October 27, 2011

New England

• Fought with my dying/dead/failed laptop for hours - upon hours, upon hours, in an effort to get a minimal amount of work done.

• Ordered a NEW laptop which should arrive sometime next week. (Happy early birthday to me?)

• Fainted a few times at the cost of laptops.

• Thanked the Pain Management Gods for emergency doses of steroids and the desperately needed pain relief they're temporarily providing. (Thank you also to Dr. Painless for encouraging me to do what I love and finding ways to help me do just that.)

• Reviewed some exciting plans for Twenty Four At Heart's upcoming update/redesign. (Hopefully, coming soon to a blog near you - !)

• Been overwhelmed with gratitude and amazement upon discovering over 11,000 of you are now following my photography on Google Plus. (Thank you - so much!!)

** Thank you also to famed photographer Thomas Hawk who published my name again this week on his coveted list of Kick Ass Photographers. He's an AWESOME, supportive, mentor to so many photographers. **

Well,

Okay then ....

My daughter called to tell me I "got out of Boston just in time" because they're expecting snow during the next 24 hours.

(She's not very happy about the idea of snow in October. Or, to be honest, snow in general. Have I mentioned she'll be moving back to California by the first of the year?)

I honestly don't know what I would have done if it had snowed while I was there.

I'm not snow-savvy, to put it mildly.

The weather was a little brisk, but so beautiful for my visit.

Boston sunset.

And yes, I did come home with one thousand new photos.

Why do you ask?

(Pain management? Say what ....?)

I promise I won't make you look at all of my New England photos.

This one's a favorite though:

Boston in the fall.

Fall has always been my favorite season, even though colors don't change here in Orange County. Being in New England for five days, in October, was such a treat.

Pumpkins on the steps of a Boston brownstone.

I must have squealed with delight a million times as I submerged myself in New England charm.

I was especially excited my daughter took me to visit the town of Salem.

Salem ... as in witches (!!), churches, graveyards, etc.

!!!

I'll have more about Salem in upcoming posts, but I wanted to leave you with this photo of the church in Salem. (Make sure to notice the "witch" in the photo - she's walking down the street toward the church.)

Salem, MA

What could be more fun for a California girl than visiting Salem just prior to Halloween?

5 Comments

Sorry about your laptop. Did you know that most laptops are only good for a couple of years and then they go kaput? Yes, it's twue it's twue. Waiting to see your photos.... not so cold here, but then Boston is quite a ways north of us. Those clouds look mighty chilly.

I'm an habitual lurker/ admirer of your work, but these last few posts brought me out of the woodwork. I'm from Boston originally, but live 6 hours north of it now, and this is the time of year I miss it the most! The pics of downtown made me want to cry. Thank you for sharing them.
So sorry the trip was overshadowed by pain and ailing technology. The latter is an annoyance we can all relate to, but the former is just unfair. Your bravery and tenacity in the face of what life has thrown you are breathtaking. No one wants to be congratulated for "being good at pain," but your strength is inspirational. Thank you.